INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 24 July 2021) REVISION THROUGH MCQS – INSIGHTSIAS

Ans: (a)

Explanation:

• S1: In India, there is no law that specifically provides for the right to be forgotten. However, the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 recognised this right.
• S2: In 2017, the Right to Privacy was declared a fundamental right by the Supreme Court in its landmark verdict (Puttuswamy case). The court said at the time that, “the right to privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 and as a part of the freedoms guaranteed by Part III of the Constitution”.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/24/the-right-to-be-forgotten-in-india/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• S1: As the name suggests, the scheme provides incentives to companies for enhancing their domestic manufacturing apart from focusing on reducing import bills and improving the cost competitiveness of local goods. PLI scheme offers incentives on incremental sales for products manufactured in India.
• S2: The scheme for respective sectors has to be implemented by the concerned ministries and departments. According to a Cabinet statement in November last year, savings, if any, from one PLI scheme of an approved sector can be utilised to fund the scheme for another approved sector.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/24/pli-scheme-for-specialty-steel/

Ans: (b)

Explanation: here the directive word is not correct!!

• Cultural heritage sites include historic buildings and town sites, important archaeological sites, and works of monumental sculpture or painting. Ex: Hill Forts of Rajasthan
• Natural heritage sites are restricted to natural areas. Ex: Keoladeo Ghana National Park
• Mixed heritage sites contain elements of both natural and cultural significance. Ex: Khangchendzonga National Park
• Read more: http://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/IN

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/24/unesco-world-heritage-sites-4/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• United Nation’s Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific’s (UNESCAP) has released its latest Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation.
• It is done every two years and aims to review the progress of trade facilitation reforms in their respective member states.
• The survey has been carried out since 2015 jointly by the five United Nations Regional Commissions (UNRCs) — ECA, ECE, ECLAC, ESCAP and ESCWA.
• The 2021 survey includes an assessment of 58 trade facilitation measures covered by the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/24/global-survey-of-143-economies-on-digital-trade-facilitation/

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• S2: It will allow resident Indians, Non Resident Indians (NRIs) and Persons of Indian Origins (PIOs), Corporates (Public as well as private sector) to contribute towards the conservation of the river Ganga.
  • Domestic donors to the fund shall be eligible for tax benefits as in the case of “Swachch Bharat Kosh”. Foreign donors could get suitable tax exemptions in domestic law, wherever permissible.
• S1: It has been setup as a trust under the Indian Trust Act, 1882. The Fund would be managed by a Trust to be headed by Finance Minister. The secretariat of the Trust will be set up in Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation under the Mission Director, Clean Ganga.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/24/clean-ganga-fund/

Ans: (c)

Explanation:

• The Shaksgam Valley or the Trans Karakoram Tract is part of Hunza-Gilgit region of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), and is a disputed territory claimed by India but controlled by Pakistan.
• It borders Xinjiang Province of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to the north, the Northern Areas of POK to the south and west, and the Siachen Glacier region to the east.
• The Shaksgam Valley was ceded to China by Pakistan in 1963 when both countries signed a boundary agreement to settle their border differences.

Refer: https://www.insightsonindia.com/2021/07/24/the-election-in-pakistan-occupied-kashmir/

Ans: (b)

Explanation:

• The Mundeshwari Temple:
  • Located in Kaimur district of Bihar, this is considered to be one of the oldest functioning temples in the world. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, and Shakti.
  • According to the Archaeological Survey of India, the temple dates back to 108 AD, while ancient Hindu inscriptions were found in the temple.
• Tungnath Temple is one of the highest Shiva temples in the world
  • It is the highest of the five Panch Kedar temples located in the Rudraprayag district, in the Indian state of
• Konark Sun Temple, located in the eastern State of Odisha near the sacred city of Puri, is dedicated to the sun God or Surya.

Refer: Architecture of India

Ans: (d)

Explanation:

• The great Indian bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) or Indian bustard, is a bustard found on the Indian subcontinent.
• Listed in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, in the CMS Convention and in Appendix I of CITES, as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List and the National Wildlife Action Plan (2002-2016).
• It has also been identified as one of the species for the recovery programme under the Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.

Refer: https://www.wwfindia.org/about_wwf/priority_species/threatened_species/great_indian_bustard/